35.7% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lockyer Waters · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lockyer Waters
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have finished high school or university in Lockyer Waters compared to most similar areas. Only 35.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where very few adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 35.7% of people finishing their final year. Around 29.7% of residents reached Year 10, while 16.7% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lockyer Waters, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 8.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 47.1% of people.
8.9% ▲ +89.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Lockyer Waters, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school within 3 km, though its average size of 24 students is much lower than most areas. The local school also has a school advantage score of 921, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
24
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lockyer Waters
1 school — 24 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kentville State School, Kentville | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 24 | 921 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lockyer Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31676/lockyer-waters/topic/education